FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ANALYTICAL P MODULE

MDR report key: 1585355 · Received January 19, 2010

Report

Report Number
1823260-2010-00337
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 19, 2010
Date of Event
January 2, 2010
Report Date
January 19, 2010
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
MQM
PMA / PMN Number
K953239
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CUSTOMER RECEIVED A NEWBORN SAMPLE WHICH INITIALLY RECOVERED A TOTAL BILIRUBIN RESULT OF 8.9 MG PER DL AND WAS REPORTED OUT OF THE LAB. A NURSE ON THE PEDIATRIC FLOOR QUESTIONED THE RESULT BECAUSE A MANUAL SKIN TEST FOR BILIRUBIN RESULTED IN 16 MG/DL. LAB REPEATED THE ORIGINAL SAMPLE ON (B) (6) 2010 WHICH RECOVERED 17.6 MG/DL. THIS REPEATED RESULT WAS NEAR THE CUTOFF FOR TREATMENT, THEREFORE, THE PT WAS REDRAWN TWICE ON (B) (6) 2010. FIRST RESULT WAS 20.9, SECOND RESULT WAS 17.5 MG/DL. AN ADD'L SAMPLE WAS DRAWN (B) (6) 2010 WHICH RECOVERED 14.5 MG/DL. ACCORDING TO THE CUSTOMER, NO TREATMENT WAS NECESSARY AND TREATMENT WAS NOT ALTERED OR WITHHELD DUE TO ERRONEOUS RESULTS. THE FIELD SERVICE REP DETERMINED A RINSE NOZZLE WAS DRIPPING WHICH CAUSED THE DISCREPANCY. HE CLEANED THE VALVE AND PERFORMED MECHANICAL CHECKS, PRECISION, CALIBRATION AND QC TO VERIFY ANALYZER OPERATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ANALYTICAL P MODULE CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER - JJE MQM ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS P MODULE

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 5 DA